feverish
adjective
Origin of feverish
Synonyms for feverish
Related Words for feverish
fiery, hectic, fevered, frenzied, frantic, heated, furious, frenetic, passionate, restless, obsessive, febrile, burning, flushed, hot, inflamed, pyretic, distracted, fervid, high-strungExamples from the Web for feverish
Contemporary Examples of feverish
The days it takes place are marked on the wall calendar in the kitchen and counted down to with feverish excitement.
Endowing the feverish, PR-patrolled world of presidential politics with thoughtfulness and poise—now that would be radical.
Fifty years ago this week, a divided and feverish Republican Party nominated Barry Goldwater to lead them to victory.
Incapable of movement, incapable of speech, I listened to her feverish words in an agony of shame and sorrow.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
In between karaoke bits and feverish dance breaks, Diesel delivers a few heartfelt monologues to the camera.
Historical Examples of feverish
"No, I ain't nervous," Garson cried, with a feverish effort to appear calm.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
His appearance might have been the effect of a feverish cold.
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
For there she would feel no need of feverish action to pass the time.
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
Sophy was unwell, was feverish; the scarlet fever had been in the neighbourhood.
Alice, or The Mysteries, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
She did not eat; she did not drink; she looked haggard and feverish.
Hetty's Strange HistoryAnonymous